Aug. 30, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga.—No wonder they call Kevin Harvick “The Closer.” From the moment Harvick’s No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet took the lead from polesitter Chase Elliott on Lap 37, Saturday night’s Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway was an open-and-shut case. In posting his third NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season and the 43rd of his career, Harvick led the last 159 laps and finished .567 seconds ahead of runner-up Joey Logano. “This thing was bad fast from the drop of the green flag,” Harvick said after finishing off a spectacular victory…

August 22, 2014 By Seth Livingstone NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ryan Blaney swept past Kyle Busch on a restart with seven laps to go and held on to win Friday night’s rain-delayed Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Until the final restart, Busch appeared dominant and on his way to his seventh win in his last nine NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Bristol. Blaney’s victory was his first this season and second in 24 career Nationwide Series races. "It's awesome to be here in Bristol in Victory Lane," said Blaney. "Really I was worrying about salvaging second because Kyle…